Monday, September 22nd, 2025

A Musical Celebration of Rosh Hashanah

Doors: 7:00 PM / Show: 7:30 PM All Ages
A Musical Celebration of Rosh Hashanah

Event Info

Venue Information:
Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11249
Celebrate with Rabbi Daniel Brenner and Jeremiah Lockwood Plus Isaac Gardner, John Bollinger, Jordan McLean, Stuart Bogie, Yula Beeri, Yusuke Yamamoto and more! This evening celebration on Monday, September 22 features a special Armo jam and guest appearances by Leslie Mendelson, Ben Atkind, Eric Slick (Dr. Dog), Nicole Atkins, Kenny Kosek (Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band), Craig Greenberg and more! Jane Tuv will lead a guided meditation while educator, healer, artist and activist Sarah Chandler will lead a special interactive Shofar experience. Be sure to check out becausejewish.com for info on Erev Rosh Hashanah, Kol NIdre and Yom Kippur service opportunities. Bowl Hashanah includes: * Rosh Hashanah services led by Rabbi Daniel Brenner with musical director Jeremiah Lockwood, Antibalas' Jordan McLean and more! * Torah reading and procession lead by Rabbi Brenner * Plain-sense explanations of the religious aspects of the holiday. * Prayer * Shofar blowing + Meditation

Artist Info

Rabbi Daniel Brenner

Rabbi Daniel Brenner, named by Newsweek Magazine as one of America's most influential rabbis, has played key roles in some of the most creative organizations in the religious world, including CLAL-the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, Auburn Seminary, Birthright Israel, and Moving Traditions, where he currently serves as the chief of education. Brenner's latest Jewish cultural arts project, Klezmer Aerobics, was featured as a select pick in the Weekend Arts section of The New York Times.

Jeremiah Lockwood

Jeremiah Lockwood--music director, composer, singer, guitarist--is a scholar and musician. His work engages with issues arising from peering into the archive and imagining the power of “lost” forms of expression to articulate keenly felt needs in the present. Jeremiah is currently a Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. His first book, Golden Ages: Hasidic Singers and Cantorial Revival in the Digital Era, will be published by University of California Press in February of 2024. 2024 will also see the release of a suite of albums of new cantorial revivalist music produced by Jeremiah, including a new album from The Sway Machinery! Jeremiah has played around the world as leader of The Sway Machinery and is currently developing a new blues duo, Gordon Lockwood, with drummer Ricky Gordon.

Jordan McLean

Jordan McLean is a New York City-based composer, arranger, bandleader, trumpeter, producer and educator. McLean has been active in the professional music world since 1992, having performed, recorded and collaborated with a multitude of musicians, ensembles, and performance organizations in the leading studios, festivals, and concert halls around the world.

Yula Beeri

(born Yuli Yael Be’eri) – Singer and Musician


An Israeli musician, and performer. She has been performing music in New York City for the past fifteen years. Yula is the founder of the music and arts collective Yula & The Extended Family and The HIVE NYC. Her projects include punk-rock outfit “Nanuchka”, electronic trio "Kiss Slash Crooked Smile”, “Hydra" vocal trio and “Indiga” vocal trio.

John Bollinger

John Bollinger is known in the New York scene as an explosive force, his fearsome groove and bone shattering bursts of energy adding an incredible excitement to his wonderful feel for a multiplicity of genres. He has worked with, among others, Barbez, Nanuchka and Guignol.

Sarah Chandler

Kohenet Shamirah aka Sarah Chandler is a Brooklyn-based Jewish educator, artist, activist, healer, and poet. She teaches, writes and consults on issues related to Judaism, earth-based spiritual practice, respectful workplaces, mindfulness, and farming. An advanced student of Kabbalistic dream work at The School of Images, she is the CEO of Shamir Collective, as a coach and consultant to high profile musicians, artists, and authors to launch new works. She is a co-author of the recently published zine "Expanding the Field: A DIY Rosh Hashanah Companion" from Ayin Press. 

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